ITSMF - Review Of 2017: Great Performance With International Stocks
Last year has been my best year measured in USD, gaining 37%. The stock market saw some good overall performance, with the S&P gaining 19.4%. More memorable was that it made a profit in all twelve months of the year for the first time ever. However, the market was not that smooth if you look at individual sectors. Some sectors, like retail, malls and media companies, performed poorly and had much greater movements, while others like technology had great performance. A strong decline in the value of the USD after a couple of strong years